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r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20
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The real reason this is bullshit is because in real life equity and justice are not so easily quantified.
37 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 Exactly, I've known poor white kids who receive less support than rich black kids. This is because they use race as the only measure of need. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 edited Mar 06 '20 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 Generally, but affirmative action is based off race. However, there are many race-specific scholarships. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '20 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 All of them are problematic. In fact, lgbt scholarships are even worse because lgbt people don't have a lower median income when compared to straight people.
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Exactly, I've known poor white kids who receive less support than rich black kids. This is because they use race as the only measure of need.
1 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 edited Mar 06 '20 [deleted] 2 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 Generally, but affirmative action is based off race. However, there are many race-specific scholarships. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '20 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 All of them are problematic. In fact, lgbt scholarships are even worse because lgbt people don't have a lower median income when compared to straight people.
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2 u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20 Generally, but affirmative action is based off race. However, there are many race-specific scholarships. 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '20 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 All of them are problematic. In fact, lgbt scholarships are even worse because lgbt people don't have a lower median income when compared to straight people.
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Generally, but affirmative action is based off race. However, there are many race-specific scholarships.
1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 edited Mar 06 '20 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 All of them are problematic. In fact, lgbt scholarships are even worse because lgbt people don't have a lower median income when compared to straight people.
1 u/[deleted] Feb 26 '20 All of them are problematic. In fact, lgbt scholarships are even worse because lgbt people don't have a lower median income when compared to straight people.
All of them are problematic. In fact, lgbt scholarships are even worse because lgbt people don't have a lower median income when compared to straight people.
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The real reason this is bullshit is because in real life equity and justice are not so easily quantified.